The Backpack Tour: Punkie & Kalea

Punkie Johnson is a comedian and writer from New Orleans, Louisiana who joined the cast of Saturday Night Live in 2020.

Past credits include:
- Space Force (Netflix)
- A Black Lady Sketch Show (HBO)
- Bill Burr Presents: The Ringers (Comedy Central)

She was a New Face at the Just For Laughs Festival in 2019 and is a proud paid regular at the World Famous Comedy Store in Hollywood. She is also a series regular on the upcoming season of Love Life (HBO Max).

Kalea McNeill is an actor and stand-up comedian from the Bay Area. She gained a love for performance at an early age through various plays, oratorical competitions, and community events. She graduated from Clark Atlanta University with a BA in Theatre Arts before moving to Los Angeles to pursue her career.

She is best known for her recurring role as Hanifa Downey on season four of The CW’s Crazy Ex-Girlfriend. In 2022, Kalea was selected as a New Face of Comedy at the Just For Laughs Comedy Festival in Montreal.

Since then, she has appeared on:
- Netflix’s Funny AF with Kevin Hart
- BET’s ComicView: Rooftop Series
- Taped sets with Comedy Central and Don’t Tell Comedy

She has become a favorite at both the Netflix Is A Joke Festival and the Moontower Comedy Festival in Austin, Texas. Her debut, Grammy-considered comedy special Sma’am, is available on Amazon Prime Video and can also be heard as an album on streaming platforms worldwide.